Have You Seen This? Little mechanic fixes Corolla

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GARAGE — When I was little, I used to like to build things out of trash. I'd tell my mom to not throw away toilet paper cardboard cores and broken hangers so I could tack them together with hot glue to make a pretend house or some kind of made up invention — pretty standard behavior for a small child.

It's only when I got older and observed small children with remarkable abilities that I began to see my childhood exploits as what they were: nonsense.

That's not to say play or imagination are unimportant, but it's videos like the one from Phoenix and Dad on YouTube that bring things into perspective.

Listening to little Phoenix, a 5-year-old boy, explain how to change a faulty wheel bearing on a 2001 Toyota Corolla is just about the sweetest, most informative 10 minutes you'll ever spend in front of your computer.

Have You Seen This? Little mechanic fixes Corolla

Phoenix discussing the inner workings of the Toyota is almost like hearing a tiny tot speaking in a foreign language, which is also adorable. He rattles off terms like cotter pin, brake hose clamp, slide hammer, bearing couplet and CV axle shaft. I only know those are real things because I Googled them.

Conceivably, you could follow Phoenix's instruction to repair your own 2001 Toyota Corolla, but I like to think of the video is akin to an episode of Bob Ross's "The Joy of Painting." I don't watch because I'm going to fix a car or paint happy little trees in acrylics. I watch because it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

You have to admire dad's mentality, teaching his kindergartener how to repair the Corolla when the adult could've done it himself much quicker. But, as he wrote in the YouTube description, "Who needs education toys when you can work on the real thing?"

For those with less of an attention span (and who have an aversion to darling narration), there is a shorter 2-minute cut of the video.

Phoenix's dad said all monetization proceeds from the video would go directly to his son's education.

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